Sherrybeth's Orange Meringue Pie

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 (9 inch) pie shells, which you have baked until lightly brown
• 1 cup sugar
• 4 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 1/3 cups orange juice (not concentrate)
• 2 large egg yolks
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 egg whites
• 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 5 tablespoons sugar

Recipe

• 1 in saucepan, mix sugar and cornstarch.
• 2 gradually add orange juice, while heating over medium heat.
• 3 stir until thickened. boil one minute.
• 4 take 1 cup of hot mixture and mix with egg yolks.
• 5 return the egg yolk and sugar mixture to saucepan.
• 6 stir well and boil one more minute, stirring constantly.
• 7 blend in butter and pour into pie shell.
• 8 meringue: beat egg whites and cream of tartar with electric mixer until frothy. add sugar, one tbsp at a time until meringue is thick and has a glossy appearance.
• 9 spoon meringue on top of pie and bake for 10 minutes at 375°.
• 10 allow to cool to room temperature and serve or if you would like it cold, refrigerate for 4 hours before serving.